Herman de Man
Salomon Herman Hamburger was born on 11 July 1898 in Woerden in the Netherlands.
De Man, son of businessman Herman Salomon Hamburger and Sarah Cohen Schavrien, grew up in the Lopikerwaard area.
His family has lived in Woerden, Benschop, Oudewater and Gouda.
His novel The rising waters, which appeared in 1991, the 30th print, is located in the Lopikerwaard.
De Man died in an airplane crash on 14 November 1946 during a third unsuccessful landing attempt of a Douglas C-47 of KLM.
